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he knew benghazi. he knew the rebels in benghazi. he felt very comfortable there. this is not your typical sort of starched white shirt ambassador. this was a guy who was a real professional. who rolled his sleeves up, who wanted to help the libyans get the freedom that they have fought for. and so, it's an extraordinary loss not only for the state department, and obviously chris' family, but for the country. my only experience there has been libya was in a very fragile security situation and really needs the attention and support of the international community. and so, look, unfortunately, it will now get the attention it needed before this tragedy. it will get it now, because of this. >> right, fran, by all accounts chris stevens was a very special man with a very special affinity to libya. he was a key part in the american roll there over the last year and a half as the rapid changes were happening there in the arab spring. what does his death then today signify to you? >> well, look, i think we have supported the freedom movement. especially in libya. we suppor
he knew benghazi. he knew the rebels in benghazi. he felt very comfortable there. this is not your typical sort of starched white shirt ambassador. this was a guy who was a real professional. who rolled his sleeves up, who wanted to help the libyans get the freedom that they have fought for. and so, it's an extraordinary loss not only for the state department, and obviously chris' family, but for the country. my only experience there has been libya was in a very fragile security situation and...
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consulate in benghazi and opened fire. the violence in protest to that amateur online film produced in the u.s. that offended millions and millions of muslims. first, we want to bring in elise labott. she has known ambassador stevens for ten years. she works at the state department for us. elise this is a tragedy for the entire diplomatic community this morning. >> yes, yes. john, this is a terrible day for the state department. everyone is going to be in mourning today. it's not just the fact that chris stevens was such a popular figure of the state department. really, one of the cream of the crop of the u.s. foreign service. but it's been many years since someone of this level has been killed in an attack like this. so i think there's going to be a lot of shockwaves through the state department. after all the u.s. has done for the libyans. using force to get rid of moammar gadhafi, to help libya stand up as it moved towards elections, as it tries to start anew. i think there's going to be a lot of gut checking right now
consulate in benghazi and opened fire. the violence in protest to that amateur online film produced in the u.s. that offended millions and millions of muslims. first, we want to bring in elise labott. she has known ambassador stevens for ten years. she works at the state department for us. elise this is a tragedy for the entire diplomatic community this morning. >> yes, yes. john, this is a terrible day for the state department. everyone is going to be in mourning today. it's not just the...
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terrorists three days before the attack that killed four americans in benghazi. we're going to have that but first, what could be a campaign blockbuster, when he didn't think cameras were rolling. the camera was rolling and here's a portion of the video. >> 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. there are 47% with him who believe they are victims, who believe the government has the responsibility to care for them who believe they're entitled to health care, to food to housing, you name it. that's an entitlement. and the government should give it to them and they will vote for this president no matter what. and the president starts off with 48 49 starts off with a huge number. these are people who pay no income tax. >> we got these quotes from "mother jones" magazine. the romney campaign has not denied the substance of what's in the tapes. in the tape you hear mitt romney saying my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them. he also joked he'd have a better shot if his father, george romney, had been mexican. the qu
terrorists three days before the attack that killed four americans in benghazi. we're going to have that but first, what could be a campaign blockbuster, when he didn't think cameras were rolling. the camera was rolling and here's a portion of the video. >> 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. there are 47% with him who believe they are victims, who believe the government has the responsibility to care for them who believe they're entitled to health care, to...
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four americans killed in the attacks in benghazi, libya, returning home earlier today at
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this was their work benghazi and this is the work we will carry on. >> president obama today talking of the mission that so many americans do and what four americans died doing. we put them front and center tonight. ambassador christopher stevens, sean smith, glen doherty and tyrone woods. joining me on the phone is ambassador stevens' stepfather. i am so sorry for your loss and please extend our condolences to your entire family. what do you want people to know about your stepson? >> well, i think what you learn today, it tells me what his legacy was at the anderson air force base when the caskets were brought back, 800 members of the state department were there and the president for the first time he spoke at one of these ceremonial dignified transfers and secretary clinton spoke and they all expressed the understanding that chris's commitment to libya and to the country has left a legacy that will live after him. so this is what i'd like people to know, that he was beloved by his colleagues in the state department and from the people of libya. the libya ambassador came and spoke t
this was their work benghazi and this is the work we will carry on. >> president obama today talking of the mission that so many americans do and what four americans died doing. we put them front and center tonight. ambassador christopher stevens, sean smith, glen doherty and tyrone woods. joining me on the phone is ambassador stevens' stepfather. i am so sorry for your loss and please extend our condolences to your entire family. what do you want people to know about your stepson?...
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have given him more security, particularly in benghazi. as you know, that country is divided very badly, and there's significant competition, and there's far more islamic influence in that part of libya than in tripoli. >> previously as you mention, people from the obama administration said they felt this was not a planned attack, sort of an offshoot of this video. but the director of the counterterrorism center said that it did appear to be a terrorist attack. he didn't say whether it was preplan or not but it definitely goes beyond what we heard before. how significant do you think that is? >> i think it is significant that the president's spokesperson would go on our networks and tell people things that are absolutely false and, by the way, fly in the face of the facts. i think maybe the american people are owed an apology. but the most important thing is that we have to understand that this video was not the cause of it. the cause of it was islamists who use these videos in order to inflame these people in order to attack america. ande
have given him more security, particularly in benghazi. as you know, that country is divided very badly, and there's significant competition, and there's far more islamic influence in that part of libya than in tripoli. >> previously as you mention, people from the obama administration said they felt this was not a planned attack, sort of an offshoot of this video. but the director of the counterterrorism center said that it did appear to be a terrorist attack. he didn't say whether it...
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but he suggested to me at some point to go to benghazi, to see for myself. so i think he understood very well the increasing concern about extremism, but he never did mention to me anything about his being on an al qaeda hit list. >> and as far as security goes there are so many situations that can seem so worrisome and not just in libya. fran, thank you. appreciate your insight this morning. thanks so much. >>> the death of ambassador stevens, just the beginning, in fact, politically speaking. the white house's top brass now about to brief congress on the volatile and deadly situation that's unfolding right now. we've had violent clashes erupting from north africa throughout the middle east and southeast asia. this is a glimpse of the hot spots on your map in front of you. of these explosive attacks, there have also been suicide bombings. anti-american sentiments have been unleashed mostly because of that anti-islam film, if you want to call it that, movie, piece of tape, youtube clip. members of the house and senate are now about to get the briefing from s
but he suggested to me at some point to go to benghazi, to see for myself. so i think he understood very well the increasing concern about extremism, but he never did mention to me anything about his being on an al qaeda hit list. >> and as far as security goes there are so many situations that can seem so worrisome and not just in libya. fran, thank you. appreciate your insight this morning. thanks so much. >>> the death of ambassador stevens, just the beginning, in fact,...
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but first, cnn's arwa damon in benghazi who broke the story. arwa, you've been talking to eyewitnesss on the ground there. i understand one eyewitness heard an extremist talking about hitting a second location. is that true? have you heard that? what does that tell you? >> reporter: first of all, we do know that a second location was attack. that second location was supposed to be the safe house where embassy personnel were evacuated to. this other eyewitness, a young man, arrived on the scene saying he saw at least two dozen bearded men, part of a known extremist militia here, he said just on the outskirts, just outside the consulate compound. they briefly detained him because he said he did not share the same ideology. and during the few hours he was in detention, he says he heard them talking about the attack on the compound, celebrating it and talking about needing to get ready to go out and attack a second compound. all of this, of course, raising the question as to whether or not this was a pre-planned assault as some members, senior memb
but first, cnn's arwa damon in benghazi who broke the story. arwa, you've been talking to eyewitnesss on the ground there. i understand one eyewitness heard an extremist talking about hitting a second location. is that true? have you heard that? what does that tell you? >> reporter: first of all, we do know that a second location was attack. that second location was supposed to be the safe house where embassy personnel were evacuated to. this other eyewitness, a young man, arrived on the...
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exclusive reporting from inside libya, from benghazi about a warning u.s. diplomats may have received just three days before those deadly attacks. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. i was talking to my best friend. i told her i wasn't feeling like myself... i had pain in my pelvic area... and bleeding that wasn't normal for me. she said i had to go to the doctor. turned out i had uterine cancer, a type of gynecologic cancer. i received treatment and we're confident i'll be fine. please listen to your body. if something doesn't feel right for two weeks or longer, see your doctor. get the inside knowledge about gynecologic cancers. knowing can make all the difference in the world. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less
exclusive reporting from inside libya, from benghazi about a warning u.s. diplomats may have received just three days before those deadly attacks. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. i was talking to my best friend. i told her i wasn't...
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no mention of being on the ground in benghazi. you are saying they haven't been on the ground in benghazi according to your sources here. is she splitting hairs here? >> in fairness to the secretary, it may be she wanted to be coy about where in libya they were for security concerns. that would be understandable. but the fact is it is not clear they have even been inside of libya for very long. they had difficulty and we understand some bureaucratic infighting between the fbi and justice department on the one hand and the state department on the other. it took longer to get in the country. they have now gotten there but are still unable to get permission to go to benghazi. >> bob baer, you've been involved in a number of aftermath investigations. have you ever heard of anything like this. where whether it is bureaucratic infighting where they are not allowed in a crime scene or have you heard of anything like this? >> i've never heard of it, anderson. this is just outrageous. in the sense that libya is obviously on the edge, but i
no mention of being on the ground in benghazi. you are saying they haven't been on the ground in benghazi according to your sources here. is she splitting hairs here? >> in fairness to the secretary, it may be she wanted to be coy about where in libya they were for security concerns. that would be understandable. but the fact is it is not clear they have even been inside of libya for very long. they had difficulty and we understand some bureaucratic infighting between the fbi and justice...
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are you saying president obama is benghazi? >> no, but i'm saying he's responsible for failure in afghanistan and iraq. iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn over these responsibilities to them, and leave. now how can we train and work with these people if so many them are killing americans we can't even train and operate with them? by that policy, it has been an abject failure. >> we'll talk more with senator mccain about domestic issues a bit later in the program. first, bob baer and fran townsend. fran, served as a member of the cia external advisory committee, and last month visited libya with her employer, mccannkancan forbes. he said that there were security concerns. >> we had a long conversat
are you saying president obama is benghazi? >> no, but i'm saying he's responsible for failure in afghanistan and iraq. iraq is now disintegrating, al qaeda is coming back. we didn't leave a residual force in afghanistan, he overruled his military advisers on several occasions, including 30,000 instead of 40,000 for the surge and accelerated withdrawal dates and now we have a situation where taliban and our enemies know we are leaving, and the whole premise, was to train afghans to turn...
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personnel left in the consulate in benghazi. a house now being guarded by local libyan release. 50 marines will not be going to the site of the attack in benghazi. they will stay in the capital to protect the embassy. >> in a world where everyone can post on-line to the world, jennifer, we are now faced with this guy in florida, this quote, preacher, unquote, who has a congregation of much less than 40 it is my understanding who put a video on-line apparently really, really disparaging the prophet mohammed and inflaming at least part of the world. that may not be the reason the attack on the ambassador happened but it has contributed. the top u.s. general has called this guy in florida. his name i don't want to use because i don't believe he deserves any attention. >> this pastor in florida not the first time he was threatening koran burnings. at that time robert gates asked him to please not burn the koran because there were so many u.s. troops on the front lines in in afghanistan who could be harmed. now we have learned genera
personnel left in the consulate in benghazi. a house now being guarded by local libyan release. 50 marines will not be going to the site of the attack in benghazi. they will stay in the capital to protect the embassy. >> in a world where everyone can post on-line to the world, jennifer, we are now faced with this guy in florida, this quote, preacher, unquote, who has a congregation of much less than 40 it is my understanding who put a video on-line apparently really, really disparaging...
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personnel in benghazi. we've got a lot to talk about tonight with former homeland security advisor fran townsend. as we often mention, fran's a member of the external advisory committee, and recently visited libya with her employer. also joining us, former cia officer bob baer. i don't want to get into the journalistic details with you, but there's no doubt, what do you make of the fact that this consulate in benghazi three days after the attack apparently wasn't being guarded and journalists are wandering all over the place, and anybody could have been wandering all over the place. >> anderson, lost in the dispute over the journal is the fact that this calls into question the integrity of what is now an fbi investigation. one of the first thing law enforcement officers do when they begin an investigation is secure the crime scene. first and foremost, this is the consulate. now, they were going to have challenges to that. the fbi couldn't get in because of security conditions. u.s. personnel, nonessential p
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consulate in the city of benghazi. it happened after hundreds of people converged on the consulate to protest a little-known internet film that ridicules islam. the film was produced in the united states. it was just a year ago that the u.s. helped overthrow libya's dictator moammar qaddafi and christopher stevens was one of the americans on the ground then helping the rebels to victory. we have a team of correspondents on this story and we will go first to david martin who's been talking to his sources at the pentagon. david? >> reporter: good evening, scott. u.s. officials say this was not an out-of-control demonstration but a well-executed attack by a well-armed band of thugs. the u.s. believes that the... this was executed by a group that is either associated with or sympathizes with al qaeda and that they took advantage of that demonstration ainst that anti-muslim film to launch their assault on the anniversary of 9/11. american ambassador chris stevens and information sean smith were in the main building when the
consulate in the city of benghazi. it happened after hundreds of people converged on the consulate to protest a little-known internet film that ridicules islam. the film was produced in the united states. it was just a year ago that the u.s. helped overthrow libya's dictator moammar qaddafi and christopher stevens was one of the americans on the ground then helping the rebels to victory. we have a team of correspondents on this story and we will go first to david martin who's been talking to...
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consulate in benghazi was directly tied to al qaeda. specifically a libyan who was released from guantÁnamo bay in 2007 who may have led the attack. the terrorist in question was released on the condition that he would remain in jail in libya. he did not. now christopher stevens and three other americans are dead. so far, no response from the white house this evening. if this is all true, it would directly, emphatically contradicted statements from obama officials over a week that this was a spontaneous act based on a movie as anti-american protests are raging in the middle east, more than a week after the libyan attack in lebanon, thousands demonstrating today chanting, america, you are god's enemy. shouting anti-american slurs and more our continued to expect tomorrow. meanwhile come a moment today at a hearing of the senate homeland security committee. regarding those attacks on consulate in benghazi. >> ambassador stevens and the three other americans died as a result of a terrorist attack? >> certainly on that particular question
consulate in benghazi was directly tied to al qaeda. specifically a libyan who was released from guantÁnamo bay in 2007 who may have led the attack. the terrorist in question was released on the condition that he would remain in jail in libya. he did not. now christopher stevens and three other americans are dead. so far, no response from the white house this evening. if this is all true, it would directly, emphatically contradicted statements from obama officials over a week that this was a...
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consulate and set it on fire in benghazi. president obama said in a statement this morning, quote, i strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in benghazi which took the lives of four americans including ambassador chris stevens. while the united states rejects efforts to deny great the religious rebeliefs of other, we must oppose kind of senseless violence that took the lives of these public ser vabts. according to the white house, the president was informed by national security adviser yesterday afternoon as he started his weekly meeting with secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs. then president obama was notified last night that ambassador stevens was unaccounted for and then this morning he was notified about his death. secretary of state hillary clinton also condemned the attacks expressing, quote, proceed noubd sadness and adding all the americans weless in yesterday's attacks made the ultimate sacrifice. we condemn in vicious and violent attack that took their lives which they ha
consulate and set it on fire in benghazi. president obama said in a statement this morning, quote, i strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in benghazi which took the lives of four americans including ambassador chris stevens. while the united states rejects efforts to deny great the religious rebeliefs of other, we must oppose kind of senseless violence that took the lives of these public ser vabts. according to the white house, the president was informed by national...
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and of course, how easily manipulated. >> arwa damon in benghazi, be careful. fran, thank you very much. on wednesday we reported that a source familiar with ambassador stevens' thinking said in the months before his death, ambassador stevens talked about being worried about what he called the never-ending security threats in benghazi. we also reported that the ambassador specifically mentioned the rise in islamic extremism, the growing al qaeda presence in libya and said he was on an al qaeda hit list. the information for that report like all of cnn's reporting was carefully vetted. some of that information was found in a personal journal of ambassador stevens in his handwriting. we came upon the journal through our reporting and notified the family. at their request, we returned that journal to them. we reported what we found newsworthy in the ambassador's writings. a reporter followed up on what we found newsworthy in the ambassador's writings. let us know what you think. we're on facebook, follow me on twitter. i'm tweeting tonight. >>> up next, the attack'
and of course, how easily manipulated. >> arwa damon in benghazi, be careful. fran, thank you very much. on wednesday we reported that a source familiar with ambassador stevens' thinking said in the months before his death, ambassador stevens talked about being worried about what he called the never-ending security threats in benghazi. we also reported that the ambassador specifically mentioned the rise in islamic extremism, the growing al qaeda presence in libya and said he was on an al...
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in libya, the security officials searched cars in benghazi. united states and libyan officials are trying to figure out whether this is part of the protests again the antius lame -- antiislam most or part of lend. nothing can be confirmed. hillary clinton condemned the violence and the movie. >> to us, to me personally, this video is disgusting and reprehensible. it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. as i said yesterday, there is no justification, non-at all, -- nothing at all to respond to the violence. >>shepard: the president ordered the took "do whatever necessary," to protect americans. jonathan hunt is here with the news this afternoon. the extremist use the video to ramp up anti-american sentiment as they can. >>jonathan: that is how this happens. once the heart line clerics get what they see as a justification, what many people would see as an excuse, they whip up the fervor. we now see the results of that across the middle east, particularly in yemen, with violent attack agains
in libya, the security officials searched cars in benghazi. united states and libyan officials are trying to figure out whether this is part of the protests again the antius lame -- antiislam most or part of lend. nothing can be confirmed. hillary clinton condemned the violence and the movie. >> to us, to me personally, this video is disgusting and reprehensible. it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. as i said yesterday, there is...
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all were aware he was a champion of libya and benghazi and his death may have rolled back benghazi's stew pen dust revolutionary accomplishments by months. he believed it could be one of the first success stories of the arab spring. seems many libyans are embarrassed at what happened to the diplomat from california with a law degree and did two stints in the peace corps. he knew the street and the elite, moved without fear through regions where most americans could not go. a man who was a drum major for peace. >> i see opportunities for close partnership between the united states and libya. i look forward to exploring those possibilities with you as we work together to build a free democratic prosperous libya. >> we will never forget a great man, many never heard of before this week, and never forget the optimism and courage he showed in his life. that does it for the cycle. martin, it is
all were aware he was a champion of libya and benghazi and his death may have rolled back benghazi's stew pen dust revolutionary accomplishments by months. he believed it could be one of the first success stories of the arab spring. seems many libyans are embarrassed at what happened to the diplomat from california with a law degree and did two stints in the peace corps. he knew the street and the elite, moved without fear through regions where most americans could not go. a man who was a drum...
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. >> haven't been on the ground in benghazi? >> no, they have no. the fbi has finally made it to tripoli, they haven't been on the ground in bengazi. they deployed their personal to a location in the region. they have conducted interviews of personnel who were there at the time of the attack. they've not been able to get -- gotten as far as tripoli, but not to benghazi. they made a request that the crime scene be secured. as we know from reporting, the state department -- we don't know whether that request was put to the libyans and whether that was denied. what happened to it. what we know for sure, the crime scene was never secured, and the senior law enforcement official i spoke to said if we get there now, it is not clear whether it will be of any use to us. and the third critical and astonishing point was, look, one of the things we have to do is question the individuals that the libyans have in custody to get to the bottom, to understand what they are learning and, in fact, they made that request through the state departme
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consulate there in benghazi. there were no marines. and these, perpetrators they exchanged gunfire, they had rocket-propelled grenade. for five hours. couldn't locate stevens' beody. at the consulate they didn't have what you find, didn't have bulletproof windows, didn't have reinforced doors. so, questioning why there wasn't the security you would find typically at a u.s. consulate. >> should be questioned. big wake-up call for all embassies. >>> the romney campaign facing a firestorm of criticism for comments made as the tragedy in libya was unfolding. romney accusing the obama a administration of sympathizing of those who waged the attack. a false charge, criticizing the anti-muslim movie. mr. obama responded in an interview with cbs 60 minutes. >> governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later. as president, one of the things i have learned is you can't do that. >> american leadership is necessary to ensure events in region don't spin out of control. >> even some republicans question romney's handling of the
consulate there in benghazi. there were no marines. and these, perpetrators they exchanged gunfire, they had rocket-propelled grenade. for five hours. couldn't locate stevens' beody. at the consulate they didn't have what you find, didn't have bulletproof windows, didn't have reinforced doors. so, questioning why there wasn't the security you would find typically at a u.s. consulate. >> should be questioned. big wake-up call for all embassies. >>> the romney campaign facing a...
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i know ambassador stevens worked hard at saving the city of benghazi, specifically, the city that he has been killed in. explain to americans that are watching this relationship between what are the entirety of the libyan people towards the u.s. to spike this violence? >> there's very broad contact in which this has happened. there is obviously one historical context, and part of the context is that remember the first war that the united states had was against libya, and it was dealing with pirates off the coast of libya. the relationship between the united states and libya has been complex and complicated. on the one hand there are libyans that feel that the united states had tried under the former president, george bush, tried to bring gadhafi back into the fold of the international community following the lockerbie bombings, so there's resentment on that front, and there are a lot of libyans aware, although there is some suspicious surrounding the intervention of the united states and nato toppling libya, and there are a lot of libyans aware that the united states did play a major
i know ambassador stevens worked hard at saving the city of benghazi, specifically, the city that he has been killed in. explain to americans that are watching this relationship between what are the entirety of the libyan people towards the u.s. to spike this violence? >> there's very broad contact in which this has happened. there is obviously one historical context, and part of the context is that remember the first war that the united states had was against libya, and it was dealing...